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Britain Backs Indian
Plan for Korea Truce
NEW YORK, November 21 (A.A.P.) . — A United States
spokesman yesterday saia that Mr. iden s speech in the
Political Committee on the Korean question had been "very
constructive/'
He added that, withl
modification, the Indian
resolution- would nrr,_l
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Australia will urge the
Prune Ministers confer-
ence- this month to work
for lull convertibility of
sterling, and devise a vast
programme to increased
production and trade.
Two Australian Minis
ters the : vanguard of
the Australian delegation
to the conference open
ing on Thursday, hinted
at. these objectives in
statements on arrival in
London last night.
Senator . Spooner said
he hoped ,the conference
would provide the basis
from . which sterling
would further be stren-
thened and which would
lead to convertibility at
the appropriate time.
The Minister for Com
merce (Mr. McEwen)
said; We face r. great
problem -.of organising a
vast programme of in
creased production and
increased trade."
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He called the Indian
plan a. timely and con
structive way to end the
dispute over prisoners
and thus bring about a
truce in Korea.
"We have been, right."
he declared, "in insisting
upon the principle of
non-forcible repatriation
of prisoners of war. How
ever. when a resolution
comes along which safe
guards these; principles
while at the' same time
offering the hope of
agreement with the other
side, the United Nations
ought not to be adamant.
Mr. Eden, who had just
conferred with the United
States President-elect.
General Elsenhower, said
it would be a "mistake to
examine such a resolution
too- legalistically."
"I pray that this com
mittee will agree , on it."
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points were covered in
the Indian draft resolu
tion. Therefore. Britain
was in- agreement with
the draft.
The . four principles
were: —
1.. Every prisoner has
the right at the conclu
sion of an armistice to be
released: .
2. Every prisoner has
the- right of. speedy .-re-:
patriation:
3. The duty is on -.the
detaining side. to provide
facilities for such vrepat-
rlation: ;
4. The detaining side
has no right to use force
In connection with the
disposal of prisoners. In
UUllCJ. - WULUO. CLILCI CHI
armistice prisoners may
not be foicibly detained
or repatriated
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